Area Segment Manager - Public Sector

Absa Group; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking an experienced Area Segment Manager (ASM) for the Public Sector in Polokwane. This senior position involves driving commercial performance, leading teams, and executing strategic initiatives aligned with Business Banking’s Public Sector strategy. The ideal candidate will have a background in business management and hold relevant qualifications, with a commitment to service excellence and team development.

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching and mentoring team members.
• Knowledge of compliance and risk management practices.
• Ability to manage performance and service standards effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team to drive business objectives.
• Ensure adherence to compliance and quality standards.
• Translate Business Unit strategies into achievable objectives.

Skills

People Management

Compliance and Risk Management

Business Management

Collaboration

Customer Experience

Education

National Diplomas and Advanced Certificates in Business, Commerce and Management Studies

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

The Area Segment Manager (ASM) for Public Sector is a senior role responsible for driving commercial performance, people leadership, and strategic execution within a defined geographic area. The role ensures alignment to Business Banking’s Public Sector strategy and supports sales, service, compliance, and operational excellence across the region. Formulate tactical strategy and associated delivery plans related to single practice areas. Ensure proactive integration and operational tactical enhancement.

Job Description

• People Management: Coach, mentor and manage team members toward driving business objectives and ensuring colleague development
• Compliance and Risk Management: Fulfil all activities in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards
• Business Management: Manage the levels of performance and service standards that need to be achieved by translating the Business Unit’s strategy into achievable objectives and contracting these through the Performance Development process for the team.
• Collaboration: Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.
• Customer Experience: To provide service excellence and achieve customer satisfaction.

Education

National Diplomas and Advanced Certificates: Business, Commerce and Management Studies

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised